Cement fence-post.



- PATENTED NOV. 20, 1906.

J. F. MGELROY- CEMENT FENCE POST.

APPLICATION FILED FEBZO, 1906.

UNITED srArns $ENr OFFICE. I

JOHN F. MoELROY, OF CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, ASSIGNOR TO PYRAMID POST & POLE COMPANY, OF CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, A

-OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

CORPORATION CEMENT FENCE-POST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 20, 1906.

Application filed February 20,1906. Serial No. 362,028.

amount of cement necessary to housed and cheapen the resulting fence-post to that extent.

Another object is to provide a suitable attaching-surface for the fence-wires and an easy and convenient means of attaching the wires thereto at suitable points.

Another object of the invention is to im prove the construction and arrangement of the framework embedded Within the cement and to improve generally the construction.

and'appearance of'the fence-post as a whole.

. The invention consists in the features of construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

I In the drawings illustrating the invention, Figure 1 is a side-elevation of the fence, showing two posts and the fence-wires attached thereto, Fig. 2, a perspective view of a section of fence-post, showing the cement body partially broken away Fig. 3, a sectional elevation out from front to rear of the post, and

Fig. 4 a cross-sectional face view taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

The post is of substantially triangular shape, tapering from bottom to top, and comprises a framework consisting of upright rods 1, arranged in substantially parallel relation to the strand-wires of the fence, and a third upright rod 2, located at the rear of the front upright rods, the three rods forming the points of a substantially equilateral triangle. The rods are connected at. suitable intervals by means of wire braces 3, which are provided with loops or coils 4, surrounding the front and rear rods, respectively, for binding the rods of the framework together. The rods are embedded within a cement body 5, the shape of which conforms in a general way to q the arrangement of the rods comprisin the framework. The cement body has two ont displacement.

flanges 6, separated by an intermediate chan-' nel or depression 7, and the body is further provided with a rear flange 8, separated from the front flanges by means of channels or depressions 9. The flanges are preferably rounded in contour, and the post as a whole is devoid of sharp corners or angles, which would tend to. be broken or worn off during continuous usage.

The front flanges have extending diagonally therethrough aplurality of bracket or sta ple holes 11, which extend from front to rear of the front or attaching flanges obliquely up ward through the flanges opening at the rear The holes on the companion:

sides thereof. attaching-flangesare suitable in number to provide for considerable adjustment of the fence-wires and are preferably arranged in staggered relation to one another, and the,

front openings are close to the center of the depression or channel between the flanges.

In other words, the staple or bracket holes;

extend obliquely through the attachingflanges and converge from rear to front toward one another. sage therethrough of brackets or staples 12,

which outwardly-project from 1 the flangesand are provided on their attaching ends with hooks 13, adapted to embrace the strand- Wires of the fence, and the brackets or staples The holes allow the pas.

ordinarily project out fromthe attachingflanges of the 0st a sufficient distance to bringthe hooked ends of all the staples or brackets into vertical alinement with one another immediately in front of the center of the post. The rear ends of the staples after insertion are turned down to form a securing bend or hook 14, which abuts against-the rear face of the attaching-flange of the post. 7,

In use strand-wires 15 are secured to the posts by means of the hooked ends of the attaching brackets or staples which are inserted through the holes in the post and af terwardbent down to secure t em against By forming the attaching,- holes in the manner specified the wei ht of the fence-wires will always tend to ho d the there will be a constant downward pull, forcin the hooked rear ends of the staples into m bite or contact against the rear faces of the posts: The holes being arranged in converging relation to one another can be brackets 01' staples tightly in place, since drilled through the thinnest ortions'of the of the bracketor staple; -5

fence-post, thereby enabling t e use of short brackets or staples, which would be impossi-. ble if a fenceost of the ordinary shape were employed. urthermore, the oblique relation of the brackets with-respect to. the strandwires which theysupport greatly re-I duees the strain -broi1ghtto "bearu'pon the"- scribed. e

bent-over rear end .of the staple'and prevents the end from being. bent-or sprungby the strain of the fence-wire and 'bemgpulled out bodily, which might be'the' case ifa dire et' strain were br'ought-tobear upon the rear end By arranging the ation the, distance beholes in staggered re tween the strand-wires of the fence can be vchan ed or modifiedas occasion demands,

" andflanges provide a firm contact for the strande staggered arrangement of the holes preventsthe fence-postfrom bein unduly weakened'at any point-.- The attachingw'ir'es, and: the rear or reinforcing flange is located at an intermediate -poi-nt,.where it will have the highest" efliciency for reinforcing purposes. f' jAs is well known, a flanged or 'channeied'structure possesses great strength and rigidity, and inthe present case the fence- @post as awhole will bemu'ch stronger. than fa lilost ofthesame weight of uare, round, or

01; er ordinary formation..-f he yramidal of taperedformation of the' post istributes the strain in a suitable manner and results inapost which is light, strong,and

durable and very attractive inappearance.

by Letters gPatent, ,is

fWhat Ire gard as new and desire to secure "1'. A fence pos't OfsubstantiaHy triangular -;formation having front attachingflan-ges and .anii termediaterearreinforcing=flange,theatholesgarrangedn converg ngrelation to each fot'her frorn'rear to front for the passage of jtaching -flanges having pierced therethrough attaching -brac kets, substantially as described. v I 2., A fence-post of substantially triangular formation having-front attaching-flanges and [an intermediate" rear reinforcing-flange, theattaching=flangeshaving alternately pierced -',therethrough holes arranged converging ;relation to each other from rear to-front for the'passage of attaching-brackets, substantially as described.

3. Afence-post of substantially triangular formation havingfront attaching-flanges and an intermediate rear reinfercing-Iflange, the T attaching-flan es h'avingialternately pierced therethrough oles. arranged in staggered relation with respect to one another, saidholes extending in a diagonally upwarddirection through the flanges and in a converging "relation from rear 'to front with respect to one another for'the passage of attaching brackets therethrough, substantially as 'de- 4. A fence -post consisting of-me-talli'c framework and a cement body having front attaching flanges' and a rear reinforcingflange all arranged in radial relation with re-' spect to the center of the post, the front" flanges having extending therethrough a plurality of 'holes extending diagonally upward through the flanges and in converging relation from rear to front withrespect to one "attaching flanges and a rear reinforcingflange. all arranged in radial relation with respect to the center-of the post, the front flanges having extending therethrough a ward through thefianges and in converging relation from rear to-front withi res set to one another, and attaching-brackets v ooked at and turned down at t tially asdescri-bed.

plurality of holes'extendin-g diagonally up their forwardlypro'ectingattaching ends eir rear ends,-substau- I 6. A fence-post consisting of a metallic framework comprising three upright bars in triangular relation with respect to one an? within which the other and a cement body bars are embedded, said body having front attaching-flanges and an intermediate rein forcing-flange radially arranged-with respect to the center of the post, the attaching.-

flanges being separated by an intermediate channel or depression and being provided with a plurality of staggered holesextendin diagonally upward through-- the flanges an in. converging relation froin rear to front with respect to one another, and attaching brackets provided at theirforwardly-projecting ends with hooks and turned down at their rear ends to prevent withdrawal, substantially as described.

JOHN Witnesses:

' J. M. DENNIN-G,

A. '1. REDMON.

F. MC'ELRoYQ 

